IT WAS THE final minute in the first quarter of Chris Paul's preseason debut against the Orlando Magic, when he lofted a lob to his new partner, Victor Wembanyama, who jammed it home for an alley-oop dunk over Moritz Wagner.

As usual, Chris Paul had a plan. As usual, Stephon Castle was the first to hear about it. “I’ll post the emojis,” Paul said, standing at his Spurs locker in Frost Bank Center late Thursday evening. “Old man and a baby.” The baby chuckled, ...

From the moment the San Antonio Spurs secured the services of Chris Paul this past offseason, many regarded Paul as being the perfect fit for helming the offense of a very youthful Spurs team. But Paul’s contributions go beyond his incredible knowledge of the game as well as his considerable experience.

Chris Paul is playing in his 1,288th career regular season games, which moves ahead of Derek Fisher for 25th on the NBA's all-time games played list. Following Fisher, the next player for Paul to pass will be Mark Jackson (1,